Officials:
The bulk of the Midwest Officials' datacards have been processed. Those who submitted completed datacards will receive a 2008 datacard, a new certification card and a 2008 Friend at Court in late December or early January. Please check your certification levels and if incorrect, please contact your Section Chairman and submit any request for changes immediately. Changes not requested by March 1 will not be made.
Each datacard should reflect the work for the year. Do not add the late matches of 2007 onto your 2008 datacard.
Anyone who was certified at the provisional level because of missing eye doctor's signature may be raised to the proper level once their eye doctor's documentation is submitted. Otherwise, they will remain at the provisional level.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
2007 Mel Bergman award to Lynda Hinshaw
Indianapolis, In. --- Lynda Hinshaw of Richmond, Indiana, will receive the 2007 USTA/Midwest Section Mel Bergman Award at an awards banquet on Saturday, December 8. The banquet is being held during the 2007 USTA/Midwest Section Annual Meeting at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Detroit, Michigan.
Hinshaw served as the Central Indiana Tennis Association (CITA) President from 1989-1990 and chaired numerous district committees including nominating, awards, tournament administration and special populations. She is a recipient of the 1985 CITA Stanley Malless Award.
At the Section level, Hinshaw is finishing a 14-year term as USTA/Midwest Section Grievance Committee Chairman. She was a previous member of the Officials Committee. Hinshaw is a recipient of the Midwest’s Frank Dowling Award presented to an individual who has displayed outstanding attributes as a tennis official in the USTA/Midwest Section for at least five years. Hinshaw has served as an official for many years for both the USTA/Midwest Section Closed BG16 and 18 Championships and USTA/Midwest Section Junior Wightman Cup.
Hinshaw has been involved with the USTA at the national level. She was a member of the Umpires/Officials Committee for 12 years, and has been a National Trainer/Evaluator for more than 10 years. She has been an umpire and referee at tennis events for 30 years, which includes the four Indiana High School Athletic Association State Championship tournaments for over ten years (Girls Team Championships, Girls Singles and Doubles Championships, Boys Team Championships and Boys Singles and Doubles Championships).
Hinshaw served as the Central Indiana Tennis Association (CITA) President from 1989-1990 and chaired numerous district committees including nominating, awards, tournament administration and special populations. She is a recipient of the 1985 CITA Stanley Malless Award.
At the Section level, Hinshaw is finishing a 14-year term as USTA/Midwest Section Grievance Committee Chairman. She was a previous member of the Officials Committee. Hinshaw is a recipient of the Midwest’s Frank Dowling Award presented to an individual who has displayed outstanding attributes as a tennis official in the USTA/Midwest Section for at least five years. Hinshaw has served as an official for many years for both the USTA/Midwest Section Closed BG16 and 18 Championships and USTA/Midwest Section Junior Wightman Cup.
Hinshaw has been involved with the USTA at the national level. She was a member of the Umpires/Officials Committee for 12 years, and has been a National Trainer/Evaluator for more than 10 years. She has been an umpire and referee at tennis events for 30 years, which includes the four Indiana High School Athletic Association State Championship tournaments for over ten years (Girls Team Championships, Girls Singles and Doubles Championships, Boys Team Championships and Boys Singles and Doubles Championships).
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